叶う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
叶
かな
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かな​う [kànáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠na̠ɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "叶う"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
叶う かな​う [kànáꜜù]
Imperative (命令形) 叶え かな​え [kànáꜜè]
Key constructions
Passive 叶われる かなわれ​る [kànáwáréꜜrù]
Causative 叶わせる かなわせ​る [kànáwáséꜜrù]
Potential - - -
Volitional 叶おう かなお​ー [kànáóꜜò]
Negative 叶わない かなわ​ない [kànáwáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 叶わなかった かなわ​なかった [kànáwáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 叶います かないま​す [kànáímáꜜsù]
Perfective 叶った かな​った [kànáꜜttà]
Conjunctive 叶って かな​って [kànáꜜttè]
Hypothetical conditional 叶えば かな​えば [kànáꜜèbà]

Verb

叶(かな)う • (kanau) ←かなふ (kanafu)?intransitive godan (stem 叶(かな)い (kanai), past 叶(かな)った (kanatta))

Japanese verb pair
active 叶える
mediopassive 叶う
  1. to be fulfilled (a dream, a wish)
    叶(かな)わない夢(ゆめ)
    kanawanai yume
    dream that will never come true
    叶(かな)わない恋(こい)
    kanawanai koi
    love that will never come to fruition

Conjugation

See also

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